Tallahassee Economic Index declines during March

6:11 AM,
May 2, 2013

This graph shows the history of the Tallahassee Economic Index dating back to 2007, including the way it performed during the Great Recession. The thinner white line is the six-month moving average. The index will be updated monthly, with April's number coming out the end of May.

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An index that tracks the growth rate of the Tallahassee economy was down in March after starting 2013 with two months of increases, according to the index developers who will collect the data and release the new measurement every month.

The Tallahassee Economic Index dropped 12.13 points in March to 52.10, following a 3.94-point increase in February and a 6.96-point increase in January. The index is a composite of various statistics collected locally that are designed to give a indication of economic performance moving forward.